{"id":17595,"date":"2021-05-12T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=17595"},"modified":"2025-02-10T17:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:20:45","slug":"a-moment-in-the-wild-mole-salamanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/a-moment-in-the-wild-mole-salamanders\/","title":{"rendered":"A Moment in the Wild: Mole Salamanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of A Moment in the Wild, Purdue Extension wildlife specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/nicholas-burgmeier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Burgmeier<\/a> introduces you to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7pLKdnMUxLc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mole salamanders<\/a>, which live most of their lives underground. He also shares about their breeding habits and their need for ephemeral ponds and other wetlands to survive.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Moment in the Wild: Mole Salamanders\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7pLKdnMUxLc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning, or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our <a title=\"Ask an Expert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/allen\/article\/25066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I found this in my barn. Is it a Hellbender?<\/a>, Purdue Extension<br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to Question: Which salamander is this?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/question-which-salamander-is-this\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Question: Which salamander is this?<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension &#8211; Forestry and Natural Resources<br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to Is it a Hellbender or a Mudpuppy?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/is-it-a-hellbender-or-a-mudpuppy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is it a Hellbender or a Mudpuppy?<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/extension\/nature\/Pages\/Amphibian.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amphibians: Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders<\/a>, Purdue Nature of Teaching<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7UMBcQ-RiRsbFUqVjldrvW-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Moment in the Wild<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources<br \/>\nHelp the Hellbender,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XTV-p8jV7d0jjCO6aOeOSq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Playlist<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ag.purdue.edu\/extension\/hellbender\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-573-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Nature of Teaching: Adaptations for Aquatic Amphibians<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-536-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help the Hellbender, North America\u2019s Giant Salamander<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/nicholas-burgmeier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Burgmeier<\/a>, Research Biologist and Wildlife Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of A Moment in the Wild, Purdue Extension wildlife specialist Nick Burgmeier introduces you to mole salamanders, which live most of their lives underground. He also shares about their breeding habits and their need for ephemeral ponds and other wetlands to survive. 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